(ROCKWALL, TX — June 27, 2018) Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County (MOWSS) rolled out a new program this year bringing companionship to isolated, homebound senior citizens. The Allan’s Companions program provides the homebound seniors served by MOWSS with regular weekly visits from the program’s trained volunteers, known as companions, in order to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 27, 2018) The team of deputies making up the North Texas Criminal Interdiction Unit are showing they’re a force to be reckoned with for those smuggling drugs and human cargo across the region’s major highways. In December 2017, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner, Grayson County Sheriff Tom Watt, Hunt County Sheriff […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 27, 2018) The Rockwall-Heath High School Varsity Cheer Team won its first ever NCA National Championship this year, and this fall, three graduates from the squad will continue cheering on the sidelines for Big 12 universities. Congratulations to Sarah Gibson, Brooke Graves and Audrey Lamberth, who made the cheer squads at […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (June 25, 2018) Here’s a digital look at our July print edition. Our print publication delivers monthly to more than 20,000 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath. Extra copies are available for pick up at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the JER Chilton YMCA, the Rockwall County Library, and various local […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 1, 2018) There’s a new bridge in Rockwall County that stands near the La Quinta hotel on the south side of Interstate 30. Only this one is a three-story addition to Lake Pointe Church that will serve to connect cultures. The new building named “The Bridge” opened in mid-May and offers […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 21, 2018) This summer, Rockwall County Helping Hands invites community businesses and organizations to “Take Up the Challenge” and sponsor a local child in need of school supplies. Every summer, Helping Hands holds a friendly competition between local businesses and organizations to provide families in need with school supplies for their […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 13, 2018) During its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 12, the Rockwall County Commissioner’s Court took action on items involving a needs assessment of the Rockwall County Jail and a maintenance agreement for the county’s Interoperability Radio Network. Rockwall County Jail Needs Assessment The Commissioner’s Court held a lengthy discussion involving […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 19, 2018) North Rockwall residents can look forward to eating more chicken after the city council unanimously approved a Specific Use Permit for a proposed second Chick-fil-A location during its regular meeting on Monday, June 18. The proposed full-service restaurant will be located on the 1.4 acres of land situated at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 25, 2018) As a member of the Rockwall County Historical Foundation Board of Directors, I recently had the chance to be a part of a very special moment for one of Rockwall’s oldest living residents. On Juneteenth, the RCHF invited 103-year-old Martha Joe Bailey Zuspann to tour the house in which […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 14, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) met with a group of high school students from Texas’ 4th District this week who were selected by Texas Electric Cooperatives to participate in the Government-in-Action Youth Tour for 2018. The annual tour provides high school students in rural Texas a cost-free opportunity to visit […]